For the
life of me, it is difficult, even exasperating, to understand how my
fellow Christian ministers can excuse and condone the un-American and
un-Christian actions and policies of modern politicians. What in the
world is going on? Are they blind to what is happening, or do they just
not care? It is truly frustrating!

For
example, I received a letter from a trusted friend (whose name I will
not divulge) who told me of a private conversation he had with a
notable conservative Christian leader (whose name shall also be
withheld). During the conversation, my friend asked the esteemed
Christian leader what he thought of the Council on Foreign Relations
(CFR). To my friend's dismay, the popular Christian leader said that he
knew absolutely nothing about the CFR.

Is it
really possible that exalted, preeminent Christian leaders in America
today truly know nothing of sinister organizations such as the CFR? If
so, what else are they ignorant of?

Have
Christian leaders and ministers not read any of Jerome Corsi's
investigative reports regarding the North American Union, the NAFTA
superhighway, or the soon-coming Amero? Have they never read any of
Rep. Ron Paul's or former Congressman Bob Barr's reports regarding the
dangers of the USA Patriot Act? Have they never questioned the official
explanation of the 9/11 attacks? Have they never wondered what happened
to the oil wells in Iraq? Have they not bothered to watch Aaron Russo's
film, "America: From Freedom To Fascism"?

Are
today's Christian leaders really that ignorant? In this ultramodern,
technologically-advanced information age, how can Christian ministers
be that uninformed? Or is it something else?

Is it
possible that our illustrious Christian leaders have become so
trusting, so gullible, that they choose to know only what they are told
by the mainstream media or by political campaign offices? If so, will
these same Christian leaders be as trusting of House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi? I doubt it. Furthermore, I cannot imagine my esteemed
preacher-brethren glibly swallowing the press releases of President
Hillary Clinton.

Yet,
when it comes to many of the aforementioned issues, there is virtually
no distinction or disagreement between Pelosi and Clinton on the one
hand, and George W. Bush and Dick Cheney on the other. When it comes to
issues that facilitate a burgeoning One World Order and an emerging
federal police state, both sides of the political aisle act as one. And
the esteemed leaders of the Religious Right say nary a word. In fact,
they act as if they know nothing about any of it. Not only that, if
anyone tries to speak with them about these things, they dismiss the
thought as totally irrelevant and unimportant.

In
addition, virtually every one of our esteemed Christian leaders
professes allegiance to historic American principles. They claim
loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill
of Rights. They profess knowledge of American history and love to quote
the Founding Fathers. They boast appreciation for the men who fought at
Bunker Hill and the Alamo.

Beyond
that, conservative Christian leaders almost universally laud Biblical
stories such as Daniel and the three Hebrew children, men who defied
their government for a Godly cause, along with Simon Peter who
declared, "We must obey God rather than men." They promote the examples
of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and John the Baptist, great men of Biblical
history who were willing to defy the powers that be in order to be true
to a righteous principle.

Yet,
when it comes to the way America's political leaders from both parties
are trampling constitutional government, defying Declaration
principles, and destroying liberties heretofore protected by the Bill
of Rights, our illustrious Christian leaders claim to know nothing
about it. Like Sergeant Schultz (from the old Hogan's Heroes TV show),
they know nothing!

It is
as if our Christian leaders today are unable to compute any issue other
than abortion or gay rights. Or could it be that rather than address
the hard issues, today's Christian leaders conveniently choose to trust
their politicians with these matters?

However,
do they not remember the sober warning of Thomas Jefferson, "In
questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man,
but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution"? And
if they forgot Jefferson, can they not recall how the Apostle Paul
said, "Put no confidence in the flesh"?

Our
entire system of government is established on distrust. That is, the
people's distrust of their political leaders. Why else did America's
founders set up three "separate but equal" branches of government,
except that each was designed to serve as a check and balance to the
others? Why else are congressional elections held every two years? Why
else are we guaranteed a free and independent press, the freedom of
speech, the freedom to redress government, and the freedom to keep and
bear arms?

It is
time today's Christian leaders learned an elementary truth: distrust of
government is healthy. As our first and greatest President, George
Washington, said, "Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is
force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." Yet,
why should we have to remind our esteemed Christian leaders of this
truth? It is they who should be teaching the rest of us this valuable
lesson. So, why aren't they?

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Again,
I ask the question, are our Christian leaders ignorant and blind, or is
it a simple matter of lazy, misplaced trust? I honestly do not know.
However, what I do know is, for whatever reason, America's conservative
Christian leaders today are either wittingly or unwittingly, either
through action or inaction, contributing to our nation's demise. And
saddest of all, they-America's Christian pastors and preachers-are the
ones who truly have it in their power to turn the country around. If
only they would!

Chuck Baldwin is
Founder-Pastor of
Crossroads Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida. In 1985 the church was
recognized by President Ronald Reagan for its unusual growth and
influence.

Dr. Baldwin is the host of a lively,
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It
is time today's Christian leaders learned an elementary truth: distrust
of government is healthy. As our first and greatest President, George
Washington, said, "Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is
force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."